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CRIB FOR CHILDREN.

N0 265,190. Patented Sept. 26. 1882.

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NATHANIEL H. VAN WINKLE, OF NEW YORK, N.

CRIB FOR CHILDREN.

SP ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,190,11ated September 26, 1882.

Application filed August 17, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL H. VAN WINKLE, a citizen of the United States, re siding at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribs for Children; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Mytinvention relates to cribs for children; and the improvement consists in the manner 'of arranging the parts so that one-half of i the crib slides over the other, thus forming achair, to be used in the day-time or when the crib is not needed.

In the accompanyingdrawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure l is a view of the crib ready for use. Fig. 2 shows the crib closed up and formed into a chair. I

A represents the main frame of the crib; a b 0, legs or supports to the frame A, the center leg, b, being made movable, so that it can be pulled forward, and thus form a support for the foot-rest D. I

U is the extension that closes up over the frame A.

d d are feet or supports to the extension 0.

D is a frame foot-board to the crib. This foot-board is hinged to the extension 0 and opens out and down, thus forming the'footrest, as shown in Fig. 2, when the crib is made intoa chair.

(No model.)

6 e are the side rails on the extension 0, and are provided with grooves g, that fit over a corresponding bead on the side rails of the frame A. The side rails, e e, are provided with astop of any kind, so that when the crib is opened out to the full length it cannot be pulled farther.

E E E are the cushions or mattress, and are covered with the ordiuary'tickin g on one side and any suitable material for chair-cushions on the other. These cushions may be joined together or made separately, and securedto the chair in any convenient manner.

When the crib is open, as shown in Fig. 1, to convert it into a chair it is only necessary to remove the mattress, push the parts together, let down the foot-board D, and adjust the cushions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The frame A, in combination with the extension 0, having foot-board D hinged thereto, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

2. The frame A, and extension 0, having grooved side rails, c e, in combination with the cushion-mattress E E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHANIEL H. VAN WINKLE.

Witnesses:

J. RAYMOND MAYER, ALFRED H. GRENLIOK. 

